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Indigenous Peoples Day Hours
A library location will be open in each ward on Monday, Oct. 14 in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. Neighborhood libraries will be open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will be open from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Ward 1 – Mt. Pleasant Library
- Ward 2 – Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library*
- Ward 3 – Tenley-Friendship Library
- Ward 4 – Petworth Library
- Ward 5 – Woodridge Library
- Ward 6 – Southwest Library
- Ward 7 – Benning/Dorothy I. Height Library
- Ward 8 – Anacostia Library
The DC Public Library is open online for customers 365 days a year! Access digital resources and watch live and pre-recorded virtual programs on Youtube. *Specialty departments like the Adult Learning Department, Center for Accessibility, the Labs at DC Public Library and The People's Archive are not open on holidays.